You can easily add it back like mentioned above. You can also add any folder to the right side of your dock by dragging it there as well. I have a photo folder placed there next to my downloads so I can find photos fairly easily.

I also moved the download folder off the dock by accident. I searched for it and dragged it back there, but now when I download anything, it doesn't pop up in that folder anymore. It just downloads and then disappears into the abyss of my computer. I can search for the file I downloaded, but it's a pain. I tried restarting but no luck.

my Download folder in my dock has a ? mark on it, also it wont open...
i can go to" user " and it will open that way and all my stuff is there
when i try to drag the folder from "user" to the dock, it doesnt work!
the one with the ? in the dock still remains, it wont let me delete it
anyone know of this or how to resolve?

have you tried clicking, holding and draggin the download folder outta the dock. If you right click the download folder>show in finder>it should take you to ~users/you/downloads. Try that, it might be the link in the folder is broken, hence the question mark, cos it cant find the folder.

My Document folder is gone. And I am left with a Document folder icon with a question mark in the Dock. I have Mac OS 10.5 ie. Leopard. So I used the Spotlight in Finder to search for it in the Hard Disk. I only have one drive and I didn't do Time Machine. I even added specific criterion like title.

I went to the Mac Hard Disk,User,there is no Document folder while other users still got theirs

I looked in the Download folder and it seemed about 4 or 5 documents have been moved there by mistake but I should have about 50 documents. I looked in the Trash can and there are 22 RECOVERED FILES but inside is only MICROSOFT ERROR REPORTING which is an application downloaded from the internet. The dates were the dates of my documents

If I am successful in retrieving them I will backup to a USB stick.
Please help

im not exactly sure how this happened but every time i try to download anything on my computer, the little window that pops up every time the download has started is missing. i have a macbook pro and using mac osx 10.6.3 ive looked all over the web trying to find how to fix this, there is no real problem its just very inconvenient for me, i use to always be able to track my download and view the status of completion but now i can and its getting very irritating. the reason i bought a mac is b.c there so easy to use and somehow im messing it all up lol. if anyone knows any information please reply.

im not exactly sure how this happened but every time i try to download anything on my computer, the little window that pops up every time the download has started is missing. i have a macbook pro and using mac osx 10.6.3 ive looked all over the web trying to find how to fix this, there is no real problem its just very inconvenient for me, i use to always be able to track my download and view the status of completion but now i can and its getting very irritating. the reason i bought a mac is b.c there so easy to use and somehow im messing it all up lol. if anyone knows any information please reply.

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I believe your referring to the Downloads Window. In Safari, go to Window and select Downloads.

I believe your referring to the Downloads Window. In Safari, go to Window and select Downloads.View attachment 220553

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ok bare with me here, so you want me to actually click on my safari window? or up at the top where it says safari next to the apple logo? either way i dont see a tab that says download. ill keep searching i just dont want to alter anything else in the process lol

ok bare with me here, so you want me to actually click on my safari window? or up at the top where it says safari next to the apple logo? either way i dont see a tab that says download. ill keep searching i just dont want to alter anything else in the process lol

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never mind what you said is very self explanatory, i just had to read it a few times to comprehend. thank you

does anyone know how to get the downloads to show in order like the last most recent download when you click on the downloads icon in the dock? every time i click on it it just shows random downloads, there not in any order, im trying to make it show the most recent

So I accidentally deleted my downloads folder from the dock and although I was able to drag and drop it in again, my new downloads no longer sync to the new folder.

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You didn't create anything new, so that's odd. Items in the Dock are "shortcuts" or like aliases - take your pick of the terminology. After dragging the Downloads folder to the Dock, new downloads should go to the same place they were going before that.

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